Taken from TheKitchn. Based on/in the family of Hawaiian style butter mochi. I also have a scribbled note to check the pancake princess best butter mochi bake-off which is a cool comparison of different types of butter mochi!

Ingredients

• 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter
• 1 lb mochiko flour - we used glutinous rice flour and it still worked out great!
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 cups milk, any fat percentage
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 can (~13.5 ounces) unsweetened coconut milk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• a few pinches of falky salt to top

Steps

• Preheat oven to 350 F
• Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with butter or oil
• Melt the stick of butter in the microwave
• Mix drys: mochiko, sugar, baking powder, salt
• Mix wets in a different bown: milk, eggs, vanilla extract
• Add wet to dry and stir well. Then add butter and shredded coconut.
• Pour into pan, bake until gold on top. 60-70 min.